Saskatchewan Western Development Museum, Aviation and transportation museum in Moose Jaw, Canada.
The Western Development Museum in Moose Jaw displays a large collection of aircraft, locomotives, farm equipment, and other vehicles from Saskatchewan's past. The exhibition halls show how technology and transportation shaped the region's development.
The museum was founded in 1949 to preserve Saskatchewan's transportation and industrial heritage. This mission made it an important institution for documenting the province's development.
The Moose Jaw branch is one of four Western Development Museum sites, each with its own theme: transportation here, agriculture in North Battleford, the economy in Saskatoon and the immigrant experience in Yorkton. The network was created by the Western Development Museum Act of 1949. The aviation displays reflect the branch's proximity to CFB Moose Jaw and include a Snowbirds aerobatic team exhibit.
The Moose Jaw branch is dedicated to transportation and aviation, with a Snowbirds aerobatic team display and aircraft such as an Avro Anson bomber trainer and a Canadair CT-114 Tutor. Outdoors, the Western Development Museum Short Line is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway using the only operating steam locomotive in Saskatchewan. The site lies near CFB Moose Jaw, which shaped its aviation focus.
The Moose Jaw branch keeps the only operating steam locomotive in Saskatchewan, which runs on a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line outdoors on the museum grounds, the Western Development Museum Short Line.
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